Next years fur

So the local buyers are telling me the price on next years hides are going to be extremely low (surprise). So the boy and I decided to try our hand at some crafts were going to try to make ourselves some parkas and gloves. Depending on how the coon do my other son wants a blanket. What does everybody else do with their hides when they ain't worth nothing, I'm looking for other project ideas?

Back quivers and mountain man hats.

Are there patterns online for those?

No idea, I've always just made my own.

First fur hat I made about 40 years ago I used an old hard hat liner for a pattern.
Then started designing my own patterns after that.

Thanks I've been making some patterns on cardboard well see how it goes

i'm still tryin to figure out what to do with about half last yrs fur.

Home tan and make an into gifts

I’ll second that!

Unless things change alot of species will have no market value not even for pennies on the dollar.

That wont happen here with beaver-local market for local use is solid.
The real bummer here is that they cant sell raw marten skins on the international market.

Agree with you on beaver...still have hatter market and castor but overall not looking good on most items

Wolfwoman has a variety of patterns available, find her thru the User List

Hatter beaver market will be non existent.

there will be more supply than demand for sure,that will keep the prices very cheap

That's just going to drive Castor prices through the roof